Man detained following Long Beach break-in

LONG BEACH >> After jumping through backyards and initially refusing to comply with police commands, a man was detained Tuesday morning following a break-in at a house in the 1000 block of Harding Street.

Kenneth Jerome Ryan Jr., 26, of Long Beach was arrested on suspicion of robbery, assault with a firearm and residential burglary. He is being held at Long Beach City Jail on $50,000 bail.

Ryan was allegedly located hiding outside a home in the 1300 block of 63rd Street in North Long Beach and transported to a hospital, although it was not clear how he was injured.

Shortly before 8:30 a.m., Long Beach police officers received a call of a break-in at a home in the 1000 block of Harding Street, Sgt. Abe Yap said.

A short time later, police received calls from neighbors reporting a man running and jumping through backyards.

A police helicopter helped locate the man and, with the aid of the police K-9 unit, the man was taken into custody.

“They were here really fast,” said Dan Franck, who lives near 63rd Street. “I heard the helicopter and came outside to see what was happening, and there’s a police car outside my house.”

Franck said the officer told him to stay inside and a few minutes later learned the man police were searching for was in custody.

“The police had a great response with the helicopter and all the cars,” said Franck, who has lived in the neighborhood for 13 years. “They do a great job.”

Juan Ramirez, who was chatting with Franck, said the neighborhood is quiet but had recently had some break-ins.

“It’s like they wait for people to go to work or go to houses they think are empty and try to go inside,” Ramirez said.

Anyone with information on this incident can call police at 562-570-7244.